A Terrifying Thought

[hyperstar]

A more terrible is:
People sell their junk pipes to newbies. And the newbies think those pipes are precious.

 

[Searock Fan]

Here's a tip on how to find estate pipes. Although many are trashed when the owner passes, not all. Some times they're offered for sale.

Craigslist has a policy against tobacco related items, but I've found they don't always enforce it very well. I take a look about once a week to see what I can find and have hit gold a couple of times. If you search "pipes" you will fine a load of plumbing and industrial pipe... no good. The two terms I search with the most success are "tobacco" and "smoking". Good luck.

 

[That Guy]

I'm not worried about my pipes being thrown away when I'm gone. I'm having a custom coffin build with side pockets so I can take them with me.

I told my wife I wanted to use my 1980 z28 Camaro as my coffin when I die

 

[cigrmaster]

The marriage between sentimentality and consumerism is an ugly one, and at no time is that made more apparent than after the death of a loved one. I've seen otherwise decent people (to say nothing of the not-so-decent people) become greedy fools arguing over who gets to keep what artifact from the deceased. Pipes get passed around as heirlooms, and people who didn't give two tugs of a dead dog's dick about the deceased will crawl out from the woodwork like roaches to foment strife and lay claim to utterly useless baubles that they will put in a box and toss in their basement the very next day.

If one is serious about avoiding these things, then a sensible will is the only real way to avoid it, and that includes what happens to our pipes. Which reminds me, I really should get on that and make sure a will is done.

Personally, I don't care what happens to me and my possessions upon death. To quote Frank Reynolds, "When I'm dead, just throw me in the trash." But I don't want my family and friends to squabble or to struggle unnecessarily. Get a will.

Doing estates and wills can be a daunting task. I have had the same estate attorney since my father died in 1997. He knew my fathers wishes as well as my mothers and he has my wishes as well. My kids know this and they know what is left over is to be split four ways. They are all in irrevocable trusts so only the estate attorney can dole out the money. Any large assets can only be sold through him. For example not one of my kids can just go and sell my home and keep the money. My investments are the same. My kid are aware of these provisions so there will be no fighting over money as that only leads to estrangement and hard feelings which could tear the filmily apart which I have told them that is never going to happen. I told them they are to look out for each other no matter what and that blood is thicker than water.
They all understand and are fine with it.

 

[mortonbriar]

I can imagine my kids choosing a pipe each to remember me by, maybe I will have grandchildren who would do the same...it really does not matter to me what happens to the rest. I think it bugs me more that the custom made pipe rack would end up with something other than pipes on it.

 

[Chasing Embers]

I told my wife I wanted to use my 1980 z28 Camaro as my coffin when I die View attachment 174076

If I ever get around to getting a '74 AMC Javelin, it's going with me.

 

[tklee]

I don't have any heir to pass on my pipes too. After I die, probably my pipes will end up in basket pipes for sale or in junk like you said Probably I'll sell to people here before I die

 

[That Guy]

Again
I'll provide my address and you just include me in your will so your beloved collections can live on

 

[Searock Fan]

This thread is starting to become depressing....

 

[UB 40]

All these other things obviously would be recognized to have value I believe to the average person. Yes people will sell these other items for probley 1/10 of what they are worth out of convenience just to get rid of them.

If I was to die tomorrow my wife would have no idea whatsoever how much all my stuff from a variety of hobbies is worth. She knows all of it has value but probably wouodnt research anything to get a fair price for it. I know my pipes/cigars/tobacco would be the first thing she throws away. She cant stand the smell of it.

Since pipes/pipe smoking has been on a decline for years i would think they would be easily overlooked and dismissed.

Wouldn’t talking to your wife probably help in some ways? Early marriage?

 

[UB 40]

All 4 of my kids saw me sell 10 grand worth of pipes in a fairly short period this year and they know I kept the best ones and the most valuable. My oldest daughter when she was last here made the other three move shit around and got things organized. I explained tins are worth more money and to do their due diligence as to what things are selling for. They know how to contact pipestud or to sell things by themselves on the pipe sites like this. It will be up to them to figure out and I don't worry one bit about it.

Here is at least one talking to his loved ones. Also i reduced talking to my partner when smoking pipes. The more you talk, the cooler you smoke.

 

[That Guy]

Wouldn’t talking to your wife probably help in some ways? Early marriage?

Lol she is fine with me doing it and buying whatever but doesn't want our kids anywhere around the stuff. She doesn't want to touch or be in the same room as the stuff. It will just be thrown away unless I find a local smoking buddy to donate it to

 

[Searock Fan]

Lol she is fine with me doing it and buying whatever but doesn't want our kids anywhere around the stuff. She doesn't want to touch or be in the same room as the stuff. It will just be thrown away unless I find a local smoking buddy to donate it to

Hi there, good buddy!

 

[UB 40]

@That Guy

Good to hear that you’re fine with your wife, despite of this smoking thing!

 

[That Guy]

@That Guy

Good to hear that you’re fine with your wife, despite of this smoking thing!

Yea when she gets out of hand I just put her back in her crate until she's ready to act right

 

[Searock Fan]

When I got married I had a "relationship agreement" with my wife regarding my pipe smoking... kind of like Sheldon Cooper.

 

[That Guy]

When I got married I had a "relationship agreement" with my wife regarding my pipe smoking... kind of like Sheldon Cooper.

Didn't smoke a pipe or cigars until after we got married and was working 3 jobs surviving purely off nicotine to keep me going

 

[Akousticplyr]

I told my wife when I kick the bucket to just log into this forum and start a sales thread.

 

[anotherbob]

I find it prudent to avoid thinking about such things. Seems like a traumatic catalyst that could drive a pipe smoker straight to the loony bin. Even more frightening is the strict non-smoking policy at the loony bin itself.

Worse yet, this forum is probably blocked on the community computer at any given loony bin. How scary is that?

better to think about the fact that the sun will die someday and there will little trace of life on the planet. Kind of makes the whole pipe thing seem a bit tiny.

 

[Searock Fan]

better to think about the fact that the sun will die someday and there will little trace of life on the planet. Kind of makes the whole pipe thing seem a bit tiny.

Speak for yourself. I intend to move to the planet Mongo and keep on puffin....